U.S. EPA Region 5 issued an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) to Alton Materials (Alton) to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA alleged that Alton accepted for recycling small appliances, such as refrigerators and room air conditioners, and motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs) that contained or once contained ozone-depleting refrigerants, without either recovering the refrigerant from the appliances and MVACs or verifying that the refrigerant had been properly recovered prior to sale to Alton, in violation of regulations found at 40 CFR 82.156. EPA issued a Finding of Violation to Alton on February 27, 2013. The ACO requires Alton to either obtain refrigerant recovery equipment and to properly recover the refrigerant from appliances it accepts for scrap recycling at its Alton, Illinois facility, or to verify that the refrigerant has been recovered properly prior to delivery to Alton.